Ethiopian soldiers have established a new military base at Yaqbariweyne in the lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia. UN monitors have accused Ugandan peacekeepers of selling arms to Muslim fighters battling the Somali transitional government and Ethiopian soldiers in Somalia. Gunmen attacked clan elders inlcuding the mayor of Guri Ceel in Dhuusa Mareeb, Galgaduud region, leaving two seriously injured.
